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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) October 29, 2008
MetLife, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 1-15787 | 13-4075851 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York | 10166-0188 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
212-578-2211
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
| o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) | |
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On October 29, 2008, MetLife, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, issued (i) a press release announcing its results for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference, and (ii) a Quarterly Financial Supplement for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference. The press release and Quarterly Financial Supplement are furnished and not filed pursuant to instruction B.2 of Form 8-K.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
The press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 also announced that MetLife, Inc.’s Board of Directors had declared an annual dividend for 2008 of $0.74 per common share. The dividend will be payable on December 15, 2008 to shareholders of record as of November 10, 2008.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (a) | Not applicable. | ||
| (b) | Not applicable. | ||
| (c) | Not applicable. | ||
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Press Release of MetLife, Inc., dated October 29, 2008, announcing third quarter 2008 results and the declaration of the annual dividend on its common stock. | ||
| 99.2 | Quarterly Financial Supplement for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| METLIFE, INC. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Gwenn L. Carr | |||
| Name: | Gwenn L. Carr | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice-President and Secretary | |||
Date: October 29, 2008